White-Water Rafting

West Virginia has some GREAT white water if you hit it in the right season. I love to raft the upper and lower New River and the Upper Gauley. The upper gauley only runs in the fall between September and October (because this is when they release water from Summersville damn) and it is a hell of a ride from start to finish.

The Gauley has rapids that range from a class III to V+. For a five hours day of Extreme fun.

The Upper New River has rapids from I to III for a more laid back children friendly ride where you are able to get out of the boat and glide thru some of the rapids.

The Lower New alternates from Class II – V rapids to pools, allowing paddlers to take a break between the actions. The new has the best white water flow in the east in April – October, with spring rains traditionally bringing higher water levels for better rapids.

Wow! What a rush!